verschrikkelijkheid
Syllables
ver-schrik-ke-lijk-heid
Pronunciation
/vərˈsxrɪkələkhɛit/
Stress
01011
Morphemes
ver- + schrik- + -kelijkheid
The word 'verschrikkelijkheid' is divided into five syllables: ver-schrik-ke-lijk-heid. It consists of a prefix 'ver-', a root 'schrik-', and the suffixes '-kelijk' and '-heid'. The primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. Syllabification follows standard Dutch rules based on vowel nuclei and consonant cluster maintenance.
Definitions
- 1
The state of being terrible, horribleness, terribleness.
Horribleness, terribleness
“De verschrikkelijkheid van de oorlog is onbeschrijfelijk.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('lijk').
Syllables
ver — Open syllable, initial syllable.. schrik — Closed syllable, containing a consonant cluster.. ke — Open syllable, short vowel.. lijk — Closed syllable, containing a consonant cluster.. heid — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
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Vowel Nuclei
Syllables are formed around vowel nuclei. Each vowel typically forms a syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally maintained within a syllable unless they violate sonority sequencing principles.
- The 'sch' cluster is a common Dutch initial consonant cluster and doesn't pose a syllabification challenge.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation might exist, but they generally don't affect the core syllabification.
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